Month 5- Word of the Day 5
Egoism means A doctrine that the pursuit of self-interest is the highest good.
This category shall have posts on a new word a day. The vocabulary series is for the young and the old who would like to learn or brush up their vocabulary.
Egoism means A doctrine that the pursuit of self-interest is the highest good.
Dyothelitism or Dyothelitism means Doctrine that Christ had two wills Continue to read more here
Affirmation means A letter of affirmation is a note that you write to yourself to put your thoughts and feelings on paper, which some people believe, helps you crystallise your goals.
Pygmalion Effect means The phenomenon of greater expectations resulting in better performance. It is a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy named after a sculptor in Greek mythology whose beautiful creation came alive as he wished. It is also called the Rosenthal effect after Dr. Robert Rosenthal of Harvard University who demonstrated that you get what you…
Geocentrism means The belief that the Earth is the centre of the Universe.
Pluralism means The belief that reality consists of several kinds or entities. What is Pluralism? You may read about it here.
Thanatism means the belief that the soul dies with the body.
Grantha means a literary work or treatise or The Grantha script (Tamil Kiranta eḻuttu, Malayalam Grantha lipi) was widely used between the sixth century and the 20th centuries by Tamil speakers in South India, particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, to write Sanskrit and the classical language Manipravalam, and is still in restricted use in…
Titanism means Spirit of revolt or defiance against social conventions. You may read more about titanism here
Ahimsa means Is the art of not inflicting violence (himsa) on another living creature. This is the first of the five precepts of Buddhism and a major principle of Jainism. The word is derived from the Sanskrit root hiṃs – to strike; hiṃsā is injury or harm, a-hiṃsā is the opposite of this, i.e. cause…